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Sales & product coordinator, Melbourne

Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Affirm Press is an independent Melbourne-based publisher dedicated to publishing great Australian stories, big ideas, and the most engaging local authors. We are seeking a Sales & Product Coordinator to...

Advertise new titles to the book industry with a Title Showcase

Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Title Showcase: $275, cover image included in price, along with publication to Books+Publishing’s website, Weekly Book Newsletter, and a subsequent Daily newsletter, as well as promotion on our Instagram and...

Publicist or senior publicist, Sydney

Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Pantera Press Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a Publicist or Senior Publicist with several years’ experience and a proven track record in publicity (preferably within an Australian publishing house,...

Production manager, Melbourne

Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival is currently recruiting for an experienced technical and operations manager to deliver the staging and production of all events and venues for our 2024...

Mary Who Bookshop is for sale

Wednesday, 27 September 2023
This iconic business has been firmly established in the Townsville community for over 40 years. We have solid trading figures and there’s plenty of potential for future growth, both in...

Arts participation survey: engagement with reading slightly down

Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Creative Australia has released the results of the National Arts Participation Survey, which shows that engagement in reading has reduced slightly since 2019. However, over two thirds of Australians are...

In Other Words 2023 program announced

Monday, 25 September 2023
OzAsia Festival has announced the program for In Other Words, its three-day writing and ideas event, to be held in Adelaide from 3 to 5 November, as part of the festival's...

Martin, Picoult among authors in Authors Guild lawsuit against OpenAI

Monday, 25 September 2023
The Authors Guild—along with 17 authors including George R R Martin, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen—filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI in the United States last Tuesday, said...

Fraser receives inaugural Australian Short Story Festival mentorship

Friday, 22 September 2023
The Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) has announced John A D Fraser as the winner of the 2023 ASSF Mentorship prize, for the story ‘Seven Smokes’. Fraser receives a three-month...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 winners announced

Friday, 22 September 2023
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has announced the winners of its Book Design Awards 2023. The winners in each category are: Gerard Reid Award...

Booker Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Friday, 22 September 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$95,756) prize are: Study for Obedience (Sarah Bernstein, Granta) If I Survive You (Jonathan Escoffery,...

SRB, WSU, City of Parramatta to award Laureateship in Literature

Thursday, 21 September 2023
The Sydney Review of Books (SRB) has announced a call for applications for the inaugural $50,000 Parramatta Laureateship in Literature, in partnership with the City of Parramatta and the Western...

ALA report shows surge in book challenges

Thursday, 21 September 2023
In the US, new data from the American Library Association (ALA) shows a continuing surge in attempts to censor books in libraries this year, reports Publishers Weekly. The ALA documented...

Federal judge blocks Texas book rating law

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
In the US, a federal judge has officially blocked Texas’s controversial book rating law, HB 900, from taking effect, reports Publishers Weekly. The 59-page opinion and order is a victory...

Have you booked your advertising for Think Australian?

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Bookings are closing 28 September for Think Australian’s Frankfurt issue, out 5 October. Promote your adult titles to over 55K international readers via our subscriber list and distribution partnerships with Publishers...

Change for Diamond Book Distributors

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Publisher: Diamond Book Distributors New distributor: Booktopia Publisher Services Changeover date: 11 September 2023 Contact URL: www.publisherservices.com.au

Change for Broken Hill Publishers

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers ISBN prefix: 9789963716-; 978992535-; 9789925588-; 978960399- Old distributor: None New distributor: Eurospan Changeover date: 1 October 2023 Contact URL: www.eurospan.co.uk

Change for Prototype Publishing

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Publisher: Prototype Publishing New distributor: Books at Manic Changeover date: 1 September 2023 Contact URL: manicex@manic.com.au

Writing NSW diverse writers mentorship 2023 recipients announced

Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Writing NSW has announced the nine recipients of its 2023 mentoring program for emerging writers from First Nations or culturally diverse backgrounds. This year’s winners are: Celine Eigner Tamara Haque...

Malaviya appointed permanent CEO of PRH

Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Bertelsmann has officially appointed Nihar Malaviya as Penguin Random House (PRH) CEO, reports Publishers Weekly. Malaviya was appointed interim CEO following Markus Dohle’s resignation in December last year. Bertelsmann chair...